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@bassman2112: Thanks - I'll take a look tonight and see what's up with that. My eventual idea with this is to get at least one more mic and move my setup into my basement where I'll have more room. I'm currently recording in a spare bedroom that's more than a bit cramped (I'll admit, it looks more like Jeff's hoarder house than I'm comfortable with).

At the moment I'm using a simple USB mic, but I figure I should actually get a mixer and some legit mics if I want to continue down this path at some point.

@bassman2112: I think the distortion might be having the recording level on the mic up too high? I also had some issues getting some fret buzz/extra bass on barre chords, which I wasn't hearing when I played them live. Not quite sure really, but there are some rough spots that I definitely would like to even out.

So, I've been getting back into music, building up my confidence in my playing and singing, and playing around with recording myself. I've posted a few of my songs on here over the past few weeks with some great feedback from the community.

I'm back with another, a cover of a song by Sixto Rodriguez, who is featured in the amazing documentary "Searching for Sugarman"

So take a listen and let me know what you think:

https://soundcloud.com/nick-horowitz/cause

@noobcubed: Thanks... good tips to keep in mind. My mic is like a $25 USB mic that I think is probably more suited to podcasting and such, but if I keep at this, I'll probably invest in something a bit nicer.

@eccentrix: Thanks - that means a lot, seriously

@jams: Thanks

I've been considering trying to find a local open mic or something. I've literally never played or sang in front of anyone but some family members and close friends.

@blu3v3nom07: Thanks. And being compared to Mr. Muir in anyway is a huge compliment.

So, I've gone and recorded one of my favorite songs and wanted to see what you all thought (the second I've posted on here, and I got some pretty good feedback the first time).

It's a cover of a Josh Ritter song called "The Temptation of Adam" that tells a story of a solider and a scientist who are tasked with manning a nuclear missile silo.

Hope you enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/nick-horowitz/the-temptation-of-adam

I think the best way I've heard it described was that the new episodes (or at least the one which has aired) feel like really well produced fan films that happen to star the original cast. It's clearly done by people who love and understand what made the show special - they're just not quite up to the task of recreating it.